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# Language Without Music **Acquired and Congenital Amusia** This section discusses the capacity for music and language to exist independently within the brain. It explores whether language can exist without music, and vice-versa. The concept of "double dissociation" is introduced, meaning that mu...

# Language Without Music **Acquired and Congenital Amusia** This section discusses the capacity for music and language to exist independently within the brain. It explores whether language can exist without music, and vice-versa. The concept of "double dissociation" is introduced, meaning that musical and language abilities can be impaired independently, suggesting that these are distinct cognitive functions. The section further highlights amusia, the musical equivalent of aphasia, and mentions Dr. Isabelle Peretz's extensive research on this condition. Her work emphasizes that the capacity for music in the brain isn't a single entity but rather comprises multiple interacting components. Some music-related components can be lost without affecting language while language and communication can remain intact. This distinction is exemplified by the case of the French composer Maurice Ravel, who experienced a deterioration in his ability to write music due to aphasia, but was unable to completely lose the experience of music in his mind.